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2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar
NASA’s IMAP mission is one of two launching in September 2025. NASA/Princeton University/Patrick McPike Ryan French, University of…
Phone cameras can take in more light than the human eye − that’s why low-light events like the northern lights often look better through your phone camera
A May 2024 solar storm made the northern lights visible across parts of the northern U.S. AP Photo/Lindsey…
Solar storm knocks out farmers’ high-tech tractors – an electrical engineer explains how a larger storm could take down the power grid and the internet
Typical amounts of solar particles hitting the Earth’s magnetosphere can be beautiful, but too much could be catastrophic.…
What are auroras, and why do they come in different shapes and colours? Two experts explain
Lightscape / Unsplash Brett Carter, RMIT University and Elizabeth A. MacDonald, NASA Over millennia, humans have observed and…
Citizen scientists discover new type of aurora
The aurora Steve. Rémi Farvacque/Alberta Aurora Chasers (facebook) Nathan Case, Lancaster University A collaboration between aurora-hunting citizen scientists…
Do the northern lights make sounds that you can hear?
John A Davis/Shutterstock Fiona Amery, University of Cambridge It’s a question that has puzzled observers for centuries: do…
Are the northern lights caused by ‘particles from the Sun’? Not exactly
PhotoVisions/Shutterstock Alexander MacKinnon, University of Glasgow What a spectacle a big aurora is, its shimmering curtains and colourful…